Aviation
The Subcommittee on Aviation has jurisdiction over all aspects of civil aviation, including safety, infrastructure, labor, and international issues. Within this scope of responsibilities, the Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a modal administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). This jurisdiction covers all programs within the FAA as well as aviation programs of the USDOT with respect to economic regulation of air carriers and passenger airline service. In addition, the Subcommittee has jurisdiction over commercial space transportation (currently shared with the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology), the National Mediation Board, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). While jurisdiction over the NTSB is shared with other subcommittees, the Subcommittee on Aviation traditionally takes the lead on NTSB-related issues.
Issues within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Aviation include:
- Air traffic control modernization
- Airport capacity
- Airport Improvement Program grants
- Airspace
- Airline competition and antitrust issues
- Aviation safety
- Aviation security (issues that affect commerce and safety)
- Commercial aviation and air carrier operations
- Commercial space transportation
- Airline consumer protection
- Environmental requirements
- Essential Air Service and other small-community air service programs
- General aviation
- Unmanned aircraft systems
- International aviation
- National Mediation Board
- National Transportation Safety Board
- War risk insurance
- Use of navigable airspace
Recent Activity
- Apr 29, 2024 : House & Senate Committee Leaders Reach Agreement on Bicameral FAA Reauthorization
- Apr 24, 2024 : Ranking Members Larsen, Cohen Applaud Biden Administration for Strengthening Protections for Airline Passengers
- Apr 10, 2024 : Ranking Member Larsen Applauds $148.3 Million for 70 Airports Thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Mar 25, 2024 : Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Boeing Leadership Transitions
- Feb 29, 2024 : ICYMI: Larsen Supports FAA Extension on House Floor
- Feb 6, 2024 : Ranking Member Larsen Statement on NTSB Preliminary Report
- Feb 6, 2024 : Ranking Members Larsen, Cohen Statements from Hearing on the State of American Aviation with FAA Administrator
- Feb 6, 2024 : “The State of American Aviation and the Federal Aviation Administration”
- Feb 2, 2024 : T&I Committee Leaders’ Questions to FAA Administrator Whitaker on Boeing 737 MAX 9 Accident & FAA Oversight
- Jan 25, 2024 : Committee Leaders’ Statement on the FAA’s Ungrounding of Boeing MAX-9 Aircraft
- Jan 8, 2024 : Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Incident
- Dec 13, 2023 : Reps. Larsen, Cohen, Stanton and T&I Democrats Send Letter to Airlines Regarding Wheelchair Mishandling
- Nov 30, 2023 : Ranking Members Larsen, Cohen Statements from Hearing on Perils of Delaying the FAA Reauthorization
- Nov 30, 2023 : “Turbulence Ahead: Consequences of Delaying a Long-Term FAA Bill”
- Oct 24, 2023 : Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Confirmation of Michael Whitaker to Lead the Federal Aviation Administration
The House Subcommittee on
Aviation
Democrats
- Henry C. Johnson. Jr. - Georgia
- André Carson - Indiana
- Julia Brownley - California
- Mark DeSaulnier - California
- Greg Stanton - Arizona
- Colin Z. Allred - Texas
- Sharice Davids - Kansas
- Jesús García - Illinois
- Jake Auchincloss - Massachusetts
- Vice Ranking Member Mary Peltola - Alaska
- Hillary Scholten - Michigan
- Dina Titus - Nevada
- Donald M. Payne Jr. - New Jersey
- Salud O. Carbajal - California
- Rob Menendez - New Jersey
- Eleanor Holmes Norton - District of Columbia
- Frederica S. Wilson - Florida
- Rick Larsen (Ex Officio) - WA 2
Republicans
- Rick Crawford - Arkansas
- Thomas Massie - Kentucky
- Scott Perry - Pennsylvania
- Bruce Westerman - Arkansas
- Brian Mast - Florida
- Pete Stauber - Minnesota
- Tim Burchett - Tennessee
- Dusty Johnson - South Dakota
- Jefferson Van Drew - New Jersey
- Tracey Mann - Kansas
- Burgess Owens - Utah
- Rudy Yakym - Indiana
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer - Oregon
- Tom Kean, Jr. - New Jersey
- Anthony D'Esposito - New York
- Marc Molinaro - New York
- Mike Collins - Georgia
- Aaron Bean - Florida
- Sam Graves (Ex Officio) - MO 06